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2025

Virgin Voyages - Virgins no more.

No longer a Virgin Voyages virgin! We are ending our fourth day on the ship. And here are my opinions so far: the ship itself… the ports we visit I’ll follow up soon with.  So far we don’t know if we could ever go back to another cruise

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Mediterranean Here we Come!

We are headed to Athens to meet up with our Virgin Voyages Cruise ship: Resilient Lady, in a few days. We are flying direct to Athens with Air Canada, currently supporting our US travel boycott and sadly not flying United. But in this case, I'm fine going direct,

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Japan 2025

Our first international trip of 2025 to none other than our favourite country, Japan. This trip was prompted by the announcement of Kylie Minogue in Tokyo and it all fell into place. * Arrive at Narita Airport via New York. * We stay one night in Tokyo. * We hop on board the

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Zuckerberg Break

I'm pausing any of the Facebook / Meta apps cause Zuckerberg is a loser.

games

Board Game Index

A list of board games we own. Azul Players draft tiles to complete patterns on their personal boards, scoring points for creating beautiful mosaics. Players: 2–4 Ticket to Ride Players collect train cards to claim routes on a map, aiming to complete secret destination tickets for points. Players: 2–

travel

A weekend of shows in NYC

A trip with a focus, three broadway shows in two day: “Oh! Mary”, Death Becomes Her, and Sunset Blvd. Death Becomes Her What a fun show! Campy and gay, this show had everything. I have watched the movie countless times and I was not disappointed with this musical. It was

food

Golden Diner in Chinatown, New York City

A random find in Chinatown. I was looking for a diner since I’m in my diner era, and this one came up. I quickly Googled where we could eat before we took off, and then when we landed, I mapped it out, and we took the bus and train

food

Prime Seafood Palace in Toronto

Another visit to a Matty Matheson restaurant, after visiting Rizzo’s House of Parm it was time to check out the meat (and seafood) at the Palace. The interior of the restaurant is stunning. A light wood with a two, maybe three storey vaulted ceiling with brass and wood everywhere.

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Rizzo’s House of Parm

It’s definitely a commitment heading out to Crystal Beach (Fort Erie) for this restaurant, but I think it was absolutely worth it. We got a reservation for 3:30 in the afternoon and although we aren’t seniors yet, I thought the timing ended up being perfect. We left

2024

Family Trip to Maui 2024

A trip to Hawaii which celebrated my mother turning 70 this year with her four kids (2 bio, 2 by marriage) and two grand children. We escaped the mainland for the island of Maui at the end of October. Accommodation We opted to stay in Kihei, and I actually couldn’

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Trying to see Taylor Swift in Vienna

So, our trip to Vienna was supposed to be all about experiencing Taylor Swift with Christine. But guess what? Things didn’t quite go as planned.

Japan Recommendations

I get asked a lot what we recommend for Japan. Food, accommodation, cities to visit etc. Here is a compiled list of my thoughts. Obviously we don't live there, but we have been there enough times to form some opinions. I'll also provide brief thoughts on

Spa Land Scrub in Busan

I sit here in my Princess Leah headress in the relaxation room at Spa Land in Bosun Korea. I have a belly full of DIY Ramen and I just finished another round of a water rotation from cold plunge to hot tub.  We came here not only to relax, but

asia

Seoul, South Korea - April 2024

The first leg of our trip started in Seoul. A city we have been before, so we felt 3 days was enough for this trip. Seoul didn’t disappoint. Feeling safe in a city is a great feeling when travelling. When you are in public, people leave their items, phones,

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Dinner at Kani Lab in Seoul

We met up with some friends for a fantastic and over the top dinner in Seoul at Kani Lab tonight. Not only was the food good but the dinner was playful and fun. And let’s not forget to mention there was a water feature and lasers! Themed as if

Seoul, Busan and Nagasaki - Asia 2024

A spring Asia trip starting in Seoul, South Korea, then a train to Busan to the coast. We follow up South Korea with Japan, taking a fast ferry to Fukuoka which is southern Japan, followed by another train to our final destination of Nagasaki. The most exciting part for me

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New York - February 2024

Not only was this time to explore the city, it has been years since I have been here, but we were also excited to make an appointment to experience the Apple Vision Pro. We stayed in Tribeca and it was a lovely. So much food to be found around Soho,

Where we ate in Las Vegas - January 2024 Edition

This trip found as at a wide variety of locations. From cheap to pricey, there was no shortage of food for us to eat and we didn’t discriminate. This list will be updated as we continue the trip. Bagelmania Reliable and no line up on a Friday. All were

games

Queen of Spades Card Game

This is the variation of how I learned this game. I enjoy it so much, I thought I would document it because I have yet to see any other instructions that follow these rules.

Holiday Cards 2023

If you are wondering why we styled our cards like this, one of the biggest artists in the world, Taylor Swift, had a tour this year. And a movie. And her tour poster looked like below. So we thought what better way to style our cards with our own personal

My 2023 Wrap Up

A recap of my memories from 2023.

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Holiday Cards of the Past

Every year our tradition is to find some way to customize our cards. Here is a collection of the past Holiday Cards we have sent out.

food

Steven and Lukas Eat Toronto

One patty at a time, eating our way through Toronto.

scuba

Scuba Diving in Curacao 2023

Last month I got certified for Scuba Diving in preparation for this trip. Our friends, Jon and Jerome who came with us to Curaçao were excited to shore dive to avoid any unsightly sickness from the swaying of the boat.

memories

Mainland China Food - April 2018

We visited Chengdu in April to see the Panda Bear exhibit. Apple put together this video of food.